Well since his offspring with his daughter may have serious medical issues, it's a good thing they live right next door where they can be carefully monitored
This comma problem happens all the time when the ER enters someone's diagnosis. My personal favorite was "Can't eat diarrhea." Yeah, me either, but I don't go to the ER for it...
Well since his offspring with his daughter may have serious medical issues, it's a good thing they live right next door where they can be carefully monitored
ReplyDeleteLet's eat Grandpa!
ReplyDeleteLet's eat, Grandpa!
Commas save lives, too.
--Queen Anne's Lace
See also:
ReplyDeleteEats, shoots, and leaves.
vs.
Eats shoots and leaves.
That's illegal in most states.
ReplyDeleteReminds me of the old joke:
ReplyDeleteWhat's that on the road a HEAD or What's that on the road ahead?
At least he doesn't smoke. That's really gross.
ReplyDeleteUm Hmmmm. Tell that to J (Journalism) schools who teach the comma is an outmoded punctuation mark.
ReplyDeleteClearly, his wife is a little too supportive and he's a little too independent.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like the Biblical story of Lot, with the alcohol, the daughters, and the wife who's a pillar of support.
ReplyDeleteI think he's out standing in his field, or left field, maybe, baby.
ReplyDeleteSpeak, friend, and enter.
ReplyDeleteSpeak 'friend', and enter.
Commas and other punctuation are important. [Insert media snark.]
The family that plays together, stays together!
ReplyDeleteI see this kind of crap every single day. EVERY DAY.
ReplyDeleteThe latest to drive me (further) insane is people who use "myself" as a primary pronoun, instead of "me" or "I."
Yesterday I was presented with:
"My boss is showing myself and another new hire around the office. Myself and the other new hire just started last week."
I wish I could find the person who sent that in, because I would have responded, "Myself needs to learn the English language."
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ReplyDelete@ Moose:
ReplyDeleteNo, the correct response would have been, "Yourself needs to learn the English language."
;-)
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ReplyDeleteKinda thinkin' the writer is the one who "drinks occasional alcohol". Obvious drain bamage...
ReplyDeleteThis comma problem happens all the time when the ER enters someone's diagnosis. My personal favorite was "Can't eat diarrhea." Yeah, me either, but I don't go to the ER for it...
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